Banned, Shoba Sivaprasad Wadhia
Banned, Shoba Sivaprasad Wadhia
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Banned
Immigration Enforcement in the Time of Trump

Author: Shoba Sivaprasad Wadhia

Narrator: Siiri Scott

Unabridged: 6 hr 7 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Tantor Media

Published: 11/26/2019


Synopsis

Within days of taking office, President Donald J. Trump published or announced changes to immigration law and policy. Banned examines the tool of discretion, or the choice a government has to protect, detain, or deport immigrants, and describes how the Trump administration has wielded this tool in creating and executing its immigration policy.

Banned combines personal interviews, immigration law, policy analysis, and case studies to answer the following questions: (1) what does immigration enforcement and discretion look like in the time of Trump? (2) who is affected by changes to immigration enforcement and discretion?; (3) how have individuals and families affected by immigration enforcement under President Trump changed their own perceptions about the future?; and (4) how do those informed about immigration enforcement and discretion describe the current state of affairs and perceive the future?

The story of immigration and the role immigrants play in the United States is significant. The government has the tools to treat those seeking admission, refuge, or opportunity in the United States humanely. Banned offers a passionate reminder of the responsibility we all have to protect America’s identity as a nation of immigrants.

About Shoba Sivaprasad Wadhia

Shoba Sivaprasad Wadhia is the Samuel Weiss Faculty Scholar and founding director of the Center for Immigrants' Rights Clinic at Penn State Law in University Park, Pennsylvania, and author of Beyond Deportation.


Reviews

Goodreads review by nik

Thank you to NetGalley, Shoba Sivaprasad Wadhia, and NYU Press for this ARC. I am happy to provide my unbiased review. Banned: Immigration Enforcement in the Time of Trump by Shoba Sivaprasad Wadhia is a must-read for anyone trying to get a clearer understanding of immigration issues and laws during......more

Goodreads review by Lauren

3.5 stars. This book is an overview of immigration enforcement in the Trump era (exactly as its title suggests), focusing a good chunk on the various iterations of the "Muslim ban." One of the most fascinating aspects - and the thesis of this book - is underscoring the fact that immigration agencies......more

Goodreads review by Homer

This is a must read for anyone who struggles to connect the details of immigration policy with human consequences. Too often, our news focuses on terrible individual stories without a real presentation of what policies led to the impact on individuals and families. Thank you Prof. Wadhia for this es......more

Goodreads review by Lynn

Shoba Sivaprasad Wadhia is a lawyer who knows how to explain legal concepts to "regular people." This, her second book, explains a number of complex policy changes on immigration implemented by the Trump administration its first 18 months in office. It is rare that an author can explain sophisticate......more

Goodreads review by Jenna

Shoba's book provides an easy-to-understand look at immigration law and policy. I love the discussion about discretion and the role it plays in immigration enforcement and how that discretion varies from administration to administration. Her passion for the issue and the people wrapped up on it come......more